Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06
THU SECOND WARDVOTE
The Ballots Inspected at the City Hall Yes
tsrday Afternoon,
In The PRESENCE OF CANDIDATES.
Only Eight Double Decker" Tickets Dis
covered.
RESULT NOT MATERIALLY CHANGED,

In accordance with the provisions OF Sec
ton q of the ordinance in relation to cleo
tons, which provides that the ballots
used at any election shall be preserved by
the Clerk of the city for sixty days at least
after an election, and for such longer time
as Council may order, for the inspection,
in his presence and under his supervision,
of any one aggrieyed, the ballots contain
ed in the Second ward box were examined
Yesterday afternoon at the City Hall in the
presence of the Clerk and q number OF
other interested gentlemen. The inspec-
ton was allowed by the Clerk upon the
presentation to him of the following afi-
dayit:
Sa.e Of Bts Virginia, Ohio county, to-ri:
John B. Crawford, beingiirst duly sworn,
says that he was a candidate voted for at
the city election held m the 9th day OF
January, 1857, for q member Of the Second
Branch of Council in the Second ward OF
the city of Wheeling, and that he has rea-
son to believe and does believe that he Is
/ sggrieved by the result at said election as
certified by the judges, canyassers and
clerks of the said election for the said Sec
Ond ward.
j. Il. CRAWFORD.
Taken. sworn to and subscribed before
me in my said county this fifth day of Feb
ruary, 1887.
DENNIS 0KEEFFE,
Notary Public.
In and for Ohio county, W. Va.
Shortly after two o'clock Mr.. Crawford,
with Messrs. John D. Pendleton, Dennis
IO'Keeffe. and NJ. II. Frame, his counsel.
presented the above affidavit to Clerk Bow
ers, and the group being Joined by Messrs.
Thomas +. ThOner, 7. W. Simpson, Z.
| Prayer, W. II. Garyin, Louis Hartong, 7.
b. Dobbins, c. X. Tracy, ex-MayOr Grubb,
and several other gentlemen, the party
proceeded to the chamber OF the Second
Branch of Council, Clerk Bowers bearing
the Secoud ward ballot box under his arm.
Arrangements for the inspection of the
ballots being completed, City Receiver
Dunaway, in his capacity of Notary Pub
lie, swOre Clerk Bowers to the effect that
the ballot box had been in his custody
ever since delivered over by the officers of
the polls, on the night of the election, and
that it had not been tempered with by
anyone since that time.
The box was then opened, and a regular
recount of the ballots was began, MeSsrs.
| Dobbins and Frame acting rs clerks.
When about twenty-five ballots had been
counted, it was claimed that the proceed
ing was irregular, as under the ordinance
a recount was not allowable, but merely
an inspection of the ballots, to ascertain If
the allegations regarding the presence OF
double-deckers were true, and if so, to as
certain how many there were. The re-
count was, therefore, suspended, and the
ballots were inspected one by one, MIR.
! Dunaway first examining them and then
passing them across the table to MIR. Pen
dleton, while the gentlemen present looked
on with deep interest.
The examination was concluded about D
| O'Clock, a total often irregular tickets hav-
ing been found, with one other, straight
| Democrat except rs to City Clerk, sealed
ND in an envelope. OF the ten irregular
| tickets one was 3 Third ward Democratic
ticket, and one j Third ward Republican
/ ticket. OF the others there were five
double-deckers. thus
FUR SECOND BRANCH.
+. ". SIMPSON.
I. NJ. GARNIN,
LOUIS HARTONG,
e. Prayer.
One other was after the following style:
FOR CRY CLERK.
+. ". BOWERS.
THOMAS IL. THoNEk.
FOR SECOND BRANCH.
G.. Prayer.
4. W. SIMPSON,
J. Il. CRAWFORD,
II. WEISGERBER.
The seventh ticket read:
FOR SECOND BRANCH.
J. 4. CRAWFORD,
4. NJ. GARNIN.
LOUIS HARrONG,
e. RACER
The last one read.
FOR SECOND BRANCH.
7. VI. GARNIN.
L. W. SIMPSON,
J. h. CRAWFORD.
HENRY WEIStiERBER.
Assuming that the first three names
upon these tickets were counted. and tax
ing into consideration the Democratic
vote found in the envelope, with L. +.
Bowers substituted for +. II. ThOner for
Clerk, the result would be q net gain of
four votes for Crawford, reducing Har-
tong's lead over him from IL to II. City
Clerk Bowers gains one and loses one, and
the other Council candidates gain and lose
a few votes each. The result is s~atisfac-
tory to all parties concerned, and at
onSe dispOses of a matter which, under
the action of the Republican majority in
Council, would have dragged along for ten
days or two weeks. The SOOue election
disputes are settled the better for all con-
eerned.